When the edict announcing the commission of the three chancellors was publicly read, Chang Mengxi publicly ridiculed it by stating, " The edict was wonderfully written, but not as wonderfully as Jiang Wenwei's petition ! " Sun, who did not have a good opinion of Feng, privately stated, " How is it that a golden goblet and a jade bowl now contains dog feces ? " As chancellor again, Feng argued to Li Jing that chancellors should be given full authority to make decisions for the state, and Li Jing agreed, giving Feng full authority to rule on things, but Feng did not actually have the ability to do so, so he relied on his administrators for civilian matters and generals for military matters, without actually ruling on anything himself.
